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The <!DOCTYPE html> Tag
The <!DOCTYPE html> is not an element in HTML. It is a document type declaration that
tells the browser about the version of HTML. It is not case-sensitive which means you can
write it into uppercase or lowercase.
The <HTML> Tag
The <html> tag tells the web browser that the text contained between <html> and </html> is HTML—AN INTRODUCTION
a web page and can be viewed using a web browser (Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla
Firefox etc.). Every web page coding must start with the <html> tag and end with the </
html> tag.
The <Head> Tag
The <head> tag defines the header area of your web page. The information inside the <head> 83
tag is used by the browser but is not displayed on the web page. It is a container tag used
in pair as <head> and </head>. Every web page coding must have its header tag.
The <Title> Tag
The <title> tag tells the web browser that text contained between <title> and </title> is the
text that is not part of the web page. It will be shown on the Title Bar of your web browser.
The use of <title> tag is not mandatory. If you do not want to give title to your web page,
you can skip it. Your web browser will show the file name and its path as the title of your
web page.
The <Body> Tag
The <body> tag specifies the main content of the web page. The text and other elements
contained between <body> and </body> tags are displayed on the web page It is a container
tag.
The <Hn> Tag
Every chapter in a book has various headings and sub-headings. Here, in <Hn> tag n denotes
the levels of headings. The heading tags are used to give similar effect to your web page.
These are container tags with a start tag and an end tag. HTML can define up to 6 levels
of headings from H1 to H6. H1 is the first level of heading and H6 is the last level of
heading/sub-heading. Let us create a web page using heading tags.

